Leadership
University Leadership
The Wright State University Board of Trustees exercises general oversight of the university and bears ultimate responsibility for its organization, finances, and governance. The board approves strategic plans, budgets, personnel decisions, and policies. The board appoints the president, to whom it delegates operating responsibilities for the university, and provides ongoing counsel to them.
The president—in collaboration with trustees and members of the university community—sets the university’s strategic direction, serves as its ambassador, and appoints its senior leadership. This includes the provost, the chief academic officer who oversees the educational mission of the university.
Executive Officers and Administration
- Joylynn Brown, B.A., Director of Athletics
- Matthew C. Chaney, Ed.D., Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Sean Culley, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel
- Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Campus
- Emily Hamman, M.A., Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- JJ Jenkins, M.B.A., Vice President for Compliance and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
- Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
- Burhan Kawosa, M.B.A., Associate Vice President, Financial Operations
- Carol Loranger, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Bruce Mackh, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Assessment and Chief Accreditation Officer
- Amelia Salazar, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Success
- Gregory Sample, M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Susan Schaurer, M.S., Vice President for Enrollment Management
- Bill Shepard, M.S., Vice President for Advancement
- Michael Stankas, B.S.C.E., Chief Information Officer
- Amy Thompson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Tom Webb, M.A., Associate Vice President of Accessibility
- Jane Wildermuth, M.A., University Librarian
Deans
- Darryl K. Ahner, Ph.D., P.E., Engineering and Computer Science
- Eric Corbitt, M.Ed., Dean of Students (interim)
- James Denniston, Ph.D., Health, Education, and Human Services
- Subhashini Ganapathy, Ph.D., Graduate Programs and Honors Studies
- Donald H. Hopkins, Jr., M.B.A., Raj Soin College of Business (interim)
- Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D., Science and Mathematics
- Gary Schmidt, Ph.D., Liberal Arts
- Gregory Toussaint, M.D., Boonshoft School of Medicine (interim)
Elected Representatives
- Marwah Almuzoughi, President of Student Government
- Dawn Wooley, Ph.D., President of the Faculty
- Jill Puthoff, Chair of Lake Campus Staff Advisory Council
- Seth Gordon, Chair of Staff Senate
